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BSIISX - Connecting Servo''s Correctly

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edited 2000-10-21 01:38 in General Discussion
Nick:
You can use any Stamp pin and write your code for the pin you use. In the
example code I sent, pin zero is driving the servo as determined by the
statement
PULSOUT 0,B2

Ray McArthur
Original Message
From: Nick Messenger <nick@m...>
To: <basicstamps@egroups.com>
Sent: Friday, October 20, 2000 3:27 PM
Subject: Re: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] BSIISX - Connecting Servo's Correctly


> I'm new to Stamps and just trying to learn how to connect up two hobby
> servos to a BSIISX and program them with a simple code that I could
> understand even though I have never used PBasic language before.
> Does anyone have a short code that I could use to do this?
>
> If the red wire goes to +5 volts.
> The Black goes to gnd.
> And the White goes to your Stamp pin, can somebody tell me from my diagram
> below, which is the Stamp pin.
>
> TX PWR
> RX GND
> ATN RES
> GND +5v
> P0 P15
> P1 P14
> P2 P13
> P3 P12
> P4 P11
> P5 P10
> P6 P9
> P7 P8
>
>
>
Original Message
> From: Jason 1 <plugger2@s...>
> To: <basicstamps@egroups.com>
> Sent: Friday, October 20, 2000 5:38 AM
> Subject: Re: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] BSIISX - Connecting Servo's Correctly
>
>
> > Original message from: "Ray McArthur" <rjmca@u...>
> > >
> > >Nick:
> > >The red wire goes to +5 volts.
> > >Black goes to gnd.
> > >White goes to your Stamp pin.
> > >
> > >I advise a 1K resistor in series to the stamp pin, it doesn't effect
> > the
> > >servo and provides protection to the Stamp.
> > >
> > >Here is BS1 code that I have used to cycle servos back and forth. I
> > am not
> > >familiar with the SX, so you will have to convert the code. Pay
> > special
> > >attention to the PULSOUT...the SX probably uses different units of
> > time.
> > >This program generates 1 to 2 millisecs with a BS1, (Pulsout
> > 100=10us*100=1
> > >millisec). Also, check on the Pause statement, I don't know if it's
> > the
> > >same for the SX. For the BS1, Pause 15 is a 15 millisec delay. Also
> > make
> > >sure your power supply can support the current drain of a servo.
> > Many
> > >problems show up on this list because the power supply bogs down when
> > the
> > >servo moves, resulting in a Stamp reset.
> > >
> > >Hope this helps,
> > >Ray McArthur
> > >
> > >'PROGRAM "SRVOTST1.BAS" 10/4/00
> > >'TO TEST RC SERVOS
> > >DIRS=%11111111
> > >LOW 0
> > >AGAIN:
> > >FOR B2=100 TO 200 STEP 2
> > > PULSOUT 0,B2
> > > PAUSE 15
> > >NEXT B2
> > >FOR B2=200 TO 100 STEP -2
> > > PULSOUT 0,B2
> > > PAUSE 15
> > > NEXT B2
> > >'DEBUG "AGAIN"
> > >PAUSE 1000
> > >GOTO AGAIN
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